Big Names + Facts
Born in Alabama, he was inspired by MLK, the concepts of nonviolent protest and racial injustice to become a leader in the Civil Rights movement. He loved chickens as a child.
John Lewis?
What trip made John aware of the inconsistencies between the North's and South's attitude toward racism?
John's trip to Buffalo, NY with his Uncle.
When blacks and whites must attend separate schools, pray in separate churches, drink from separate drinking fountains and eat in separate restaurants. (Not the name of the law)
segregation
What animal did John take care of on the farm?
Chickens
How does the book end?
With a speech from MLK or with John eating at a restaurant counter in Nashville
The most famous Civil Rights leader, he inspired John Lewis to join the Civil Rights movement. He led the Montgomery Bus boycott and has a memorial on the National Mall.
Martin Luther King, Jr.
What did protestors do after being arrested at a sit-in?
They would refuse to pay bail and stay in jail.
When farmers pay the land owners the rent, usually half the crops that were raised that year. A system used to keep blacks poor and landless.
sharecropping
Where was John Lewis Born?
Troy, Alabama
Brutally murdered by white men, this 14 year old boy's mother opened his coffin to the world and the media and insprired thousands to join the Civil Rights Movement.
Emmett Till
Yell at each other, desensitize each other to racism.
The Supreme Court decision that said blacks and whites could go to different schools, ride different buses, etc., as long as the were both treated the same
Separate but equal or Brown v. Board of Education
Who helped John get into Troy State University?
Martin Luther King Jr.
John Lewis parents told him not cause trouble and not to upset white people because of these laws and social norms.
Jim Crow laws
The first black president, his inauguration day is the opening setting to the graphic novel, "MARCH", the John Lewis story.
Barack Obama
What famous historical event takes place at the start of the book?
Obama's Inauguration
What is the name of the laws that lawfully allowed segregation?
Jim Crow laws
What did John originally want to do for work?
Preacher or minister
What does RAFT stand for? (Writing Assignment)
What is Role of the author, Audience, Format and Topic?
Inspired by the murder of Emmett Till to join the Civil Rights Movement, she was with John Lewis at Barack Obama's inauguration. She was the woman who refused to move to the back of the bus.
Rosa Parks?
What is the name of the organization John organized sit-ins with?
Nashville Student Movement
Some of the most famous of sit-ins that happened in North Carolina
The Greensboro Sit-ins
Where did John travel with his Uncle?
Buffalo, NY?
How much money John Lewis' dad spent to buy the family farm in Alabama.
$300